The Aggregate Model and Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Read:

• Introduction to Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy (Intro and 17.1-17.7) from OpenStax CNX "Principles of Macroeconomics"
• Monetary Policy and Outcomes (15.4) and Pitfalls for Monetary Policy (15.5) from OpenStax CNX "Principles of Macroeconomics"

International Trade: Comparative Advantage and Realities of Trade

Read:

• Introduction to International Trade (Intro and 20.1-20.4) from OpenStax CNX "Principles of Macroeconomics"
• What Nutmeg Can Tell Us About NAFTA (New York Times)
  

Panel Discussion: Is free trade ideal? What countries have gained from trade protection policies?

• 23 Things they Don’t Tell you about Capitalism by Chang, Ha-Joon (Thing 7…) (Available via BMCC Library)

Download Principles of Macroeconomics for free at http://cnx.org/contents/4061c832-098e-4b3c-a1d9-7eb593a2cb31@11.13.

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